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Council Decision Anticipated on Electronic Data Reporting for Charter Vessels

Council Decision Anticipated on Electronic Data Reporting for Charter Vessels

NEW ORLEANS, La., — The Gulf Council is poised for a final vote on several electronic reporting amendments later this month, potentially ending a decades long discussion about how to acquire better data from for-hire fishing vessels.

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Florida Charter Boat Captains Challenged to Step Up for Better Fishery Management

Florida Charter Boat Captains Challenged to Step Up for Better Fishery Management

If you’re a Florida fisherman, or for that matter Gulf of Mexico fishermen, then you know that for year after year, there has been a need for more data, better data and more timely data. In short, a better data collection system to better manage the Gulf’s vast array of fisheries.

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